英语六级备考读文章记单词4
<p> <span word="UNIT">UNIT</span> 4</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="Family">Family</span> <span word="Story">Story</span></p><p> <span word="My">My</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Newfoundland">Newfoundland</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Second">Second</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Newfoundland">Newfoundland</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="colony">colony</span>, <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newest">newest</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1949, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Peoples">Peoples</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span>.</p><p> <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Newfoundland">Newfoundland</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="War">War</span> , <span word="she">she</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Johns">Johns</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="sailor">sailor</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Ontario">Ontario</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crew">crew</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Royal">Royal</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="Navy">Navy</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="convoys">convoys</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="escorted">escorted</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="subsequently">subsequently</span>, <span word="got">got</span> <span word="married">married</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Ontario">Ontario</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="late">late</span> 1945, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="ended">ended</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1999, <span word="acting">acting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="impulse">impulse</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Newfoundland">Newfoundland</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="visit">visit</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="fifty">fifty</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="outport">outport</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="the">the</span> 50<span word="th">th</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Newfoundlands">Newfoundlands</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1950, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="childhood">childhood</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="Irelands">Irelands</span> <span word="Eye">Eye</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vibrant">vibrant</span>, <span word="quaint">quaint</span> <span word="fishing">fishing</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="hugging">hugging</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rocky">rocky</span> <span word="shore">shore</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span>, <span word="enclosed">enclosed</span> <span word="harbour">harbour</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="roads">roads</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="automobiles">automobiles</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="automation">automation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="type">type</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="lamps">lamps</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wood">wood</span> <span word="stoves">stoves</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mere">mere</span> <span word="footpaths">footpaths</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aggregate">aggregate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hilly">hilly</span> <span word="island">island</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Irelands">Irelands</span> <span word="Eye">Eye</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inboard">inboard</span> <span word="motorboats">motorboats</span>, <span word="putt">putt</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="harbour">harbour</span>, <span word="hauling">hauling</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fish">fish</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hardy">hardy</span> <span word="fishermen">fishermen</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="pitchforks">pitchforks</span> <span word="hoisting">hoisting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tossing">tossing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="codfish">codfish</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stilted">stilted</span> <span word="platforms">platforms</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bowels">bowels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boats">boats</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="vivid">vivid</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="aroma">aroma</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="salted">salted</span>, <span word="drying">drying</span> <span word="codfish">codfish</span>, <span word="lingers">lingers</span> <span word="still">still</span>.</p>
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